"At first I wanted to write very solemnly and handle only the most important issues. But of course the most important issue of all is putting food in one's belly and in order to do that I deviated from the track most of the time and complied with the wishes of various editors and publishers. I admit this was weakness. I should have taken a job digging ditches, and because I was too lazy to do that, I threw away a lot of valuable time."David Goodis, in a letter to William David Sherman, August 16, 1966.
(From the Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, by way of Lou Boxer.)
If his books were Goodis selling out, I'd be frightened to see what he'd consider good serious work
ReplyDeleteHey Duane, checked out the MAX Sampler today. A super-hero book you say?
ReplyDeleteHey, Dan--ooh, I haven't seen this yet. Need to get to the comic shop pronto.
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